New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-04
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
FINE OPPORTUNITIES II THE RIGHT COURSE d
PURsUEp-CAusEs or PREJUDICE


PURsUED-CAusEs or PREJUDICE.
James w. Porch, formerly. Consul-Gen Of the
United States at the City of Mexico tho Grand
Central Hotel Tuesday night Mr. Porch was ap-
pointed Consult BY President Cleveland In De-
cember 1885, but owing TO complications whicn arose
out Of the sedgwck affair be resigned from tho Office on
April g. He left Mexico two weeks ago Tuesday, and
after attending private Affairs here he will no
turn to Mexico, where he win engage IN business. To
TRIBUNE reporter who called upon him Mr.. Porch
fused say anything whatever regarding the Of
his resignation, butontmated that he would have some
thing to say the subject at future date speausoi
Mexico he said:
"Iam very favorabiy impressed with the country ami
find that 1t offers great field for American capital I,
my opinion Mexico has been lied about to great
You hear great deal about Americans being trested
there but to large exten their own fault There
are many Americans who 90 there with the impression
that they not amenabe TO our law and therefore not
to any, and conduct themselves accordingly. Under
stand me, do not speak thus Of Americans a.
tirety.
while, commercially speaking, apparently get
foothod in Mexico except inlrslroading Frenchmsn
Germans and spaniaids reaping rich harvest The
antagonsm to American intsrests there Of which yoa
hear much from certain quarters Is largely exagger
sted My belief 10 that Americans who inclined to
DO sw-abidng citizens will be fully protected both
In their personal and property rights - the natives ara
We should always bear In mind the fact that the maa
ners language and customs Of the Mexican people
different from own and govern ourselves accord
ngly Their mode Of doing business Is rather slow and
sometimes to US exceedingly rksome. But eventually
foreigners succeed In getting what they ask for provided
1t s within the bounds Of The Germans have
peculiar faculty for adapting themselves TO the ways OF
the people, the result Of which has been "A rich harvest
for that The be said for the French and
with q few qualifications for the English. We are an
abrupt people, short Of speech and sometimes exceed
ingly rude while the other hand the Mexican never
forgets his poteness The nations already mentioned
The result Is that they have financial and commercial
standing which cannot lay claim to. In raroadtna
that has been brought about BY the same policy which
has insured success 10 this country
tween, and while payments are sometimes deferred
claims seldom lost We have held there for large
We should make OF study Of Ne xco It's resources
and the habit: and customs OF M people instead .S@r q
keep watehful eye on the commerce OF that country
and therein find an outlet for over p,SdIst0n and held
"The present Government is very fair and impartial
and the W. on Gs Ky
favor OF the present administration and exert ourselves
Td saS nS 5 d " the
onot an agricultural machinery en- We Mt nave
a sOSG
Is the fact that to certain extent tho Mcxeans nave
h In % 9ns sns al
schemes, not more than fifteen OF which nave peen
carried out IN good faith Then again there Is IN large
This Is largely caused by competitors from abroad
who magnify every little point and objection which Is
raised against us.
aThe recent cutlery raised against rs by the clerical
newspaper. FL Timpo means great deal more than
one would gather from the dispatches published here
The Church party Is strong among the people at large
although It has influence to speak Of with the Diaz
Administration This considered the best Adminstra
ton Mexico had and is very strong among the BUSH
Of the country It win be IN power tour years
have tendency to draw business from the capital and
country The people of Mexico are land poor and
need capital to develop their rich resources; inc
ta in all kinds Of machinery, mining farming and stock
raising"